Sylvester McCoy

Sylvester McCoy

Acting
Born Aug 20, 1943
From Dunoon, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

Sylvester McCoy (born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith; 20 August 1943) is a Scottish actor and physical comedian. He is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in The Hobbit film series (2012—2014).

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.3
2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Radagast the Brown

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.4
2012

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Radagast the Brown

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.6
2013

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Radagast the Brown

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
8.2
2013

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

Dracula
6.4
1979

Dracula

Walter

Doctor Who
6.2
1996

Doctor Who

The Doctor

Slumber
5.4
2017

Slumber

Amado

The Owners
5.6
2020

The Owners

Richard Huggins

The Munsters
5.6
2022

The Munsters

Igor

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
8.0
2015

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

The Doctor (7) (picture) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War
5.4
2025

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War

The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who at the Proms
7.2
2024

Doctor Who at the Proms

The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
7.8
2013

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

Self

King Lear
6.7
2008

King Lear

The Fool

The Big Night In
9.0
2020

The Big Night In

Self

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
7.4
2008

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

The Secret Policeman's Ball
6.1
1979

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Various Roles

The Christmas Candle
5.8
2013

The Christmas Candle

Edward Haddington

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty
9.0
2013

Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty

Self

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time
8.7
2002

Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time

The Doctor

Eldorado
2.9
2012

Eldorado

General Zwick

Doctor Who: A New Dimension
2005

Doctor Who: A New Dimension

Self

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
6.5
1987

Doctor Who: Paradise Towers

The Doctor

Three Kinds of Heat
4.2
1987

Three Kinds of Heat

Harry Pimm

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time
4.6
1993

Doctor Who: Dimensions in Time

The 7th Doctor

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns
3.0
1996

Spellbreaker: Secret of the Leprechauns

Flynn

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks
9.4
1988

Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks

The Doctor

The Airzone Solution
4.8
1993

The Airzone Solution

Anthony Stanwick

Talking Doctor Who
5.0
2023

Talking Doctor Who

Self / The Doctor (7) (archive footage)

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen
6.2
1987

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison
2014

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Time Lord with Peter Davison

Self

Doctor Who: Survival
7.7
1989

Doctor Who: Survival

The Doctor

The Mumbo Jumbo
2000

The Mumbo Jumbo

Mr. Tallman

Necronomicon
2.0
2023

Necronomicon

Book Seller (archive footage)

Conjuring: The Book of the Dead
1.4
2020

Conjuring: The Book of the Dead

Book Seller (archive footage)

Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol
8.0
1988

Doctor Who: The Happiness Patrol

The Doctor

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
7.5
1988

Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

The Doctor

The Circuit
1.0
2019

The Circuit

The Seventeenth Kind
2014

The Seventeenth Kind

Rusty

PROBE: The Zero Imperative
7.0
1994

PROBE: The Zero Imperative

Dr. Colin Dove

Hangover in Death Valley
1.0
2018

Hangover in Death Valley

General Zwick (archive footage)

Doctor Who Explained
8.5
2013

Doctor Who Explained

Self

30 Years in the TARDIS
7.5
1993

30 Years in the TARDIS

Himself

Manilla Envelopes
2006

Manilla Envelopes

Duncan

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary
6.0
1996

Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary

Self

Doctor Who: Battlefield
7.3
1989

Doctor Who: Battlefield

The Doctor

Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?
5.5
2001

Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?

The Foot Doctor

Leapin' Leprechauns
3.2
1995

Leapin' Leprechauns

Flynn

The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event
1991

The PanoptiCon Tapes Vol 1 - The Main Event

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric
8.4
1989

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric

The Doctor

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
7.0
1995

The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

Doctor Who: Ghost Light
8.4
1989

Doctor Who: Ghost Light

The Doctor

The Apocalypse Box
2.8
2024

The Apocalypse Box

Peter Mann

The Inspector Chronicles
2012

The Inspector Chronicles

Uncle Roderick

Beyond Fear
1997

Beyond Fear

Michael Samms

Doctor Who: Dragonfire
7.2
1987

Doctor Who: Dragonfire

The Doctor

The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane
8.6
2022

The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane

Igor / Self

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?
9.0
1998

Where on Earth Is Katy Manning?

Christmas with Strangers
2021

Christmas with Strangers

Self

You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece
2000

You: Story and Glory of a Masterpiece

Museum attendant / Vasilij Grossman

Davros Connections
2007

Davros Connections

(archival footage)

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor
2022

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

The Doctor

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time
8.0
2011

Doctor Who: Tales Lost in Time

The Story of Doctor Who
2003

The Story of Doctor Who

1996

Ghostlands

Edward Parfitt

Beauty
7.0
2018

Beauty

Henry

Thrill Kill Video Club
8.0
1991

Thrill Kill Video Club

Spoons

The PanoptiCon Tapes V
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes V

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
2013

Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS

Self

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

Presenter

Police 5: The Master
1993

Police 5: The Master

The Doctor (archive footage)

Adventures in Space and Time
1999

Adventures in Space and Time

Himself

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
7.1
1988

Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

The Doctor

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen
1995

Stranger than Fiction 2: From Script to Screen

Electric in the City
1980

Electric in the City

Kerwin

The PanoptiCon Tapes II
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes II

Stranger than Fiction
1994

Stranger than Fiction

Doctor Who: Thin Ice
2013

Doctor Who: Thin Ice

The Doctor

Big Jim and the Figaro Club
1979

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

Turps

Lost at Christmas
5.5
2020

Lost at Christmas

Ernie

Sylvester McCoy Uncut
2023

Sylvester McCoy Uncut

Himself

I Was That Monster
1993

I Was That Monster

Himself

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
1988

The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

The Ken Campbell Roadshow
1971

The Ken Campbell Roadshow

Self

The PanoptiCon Tapes IV
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes IV

The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie
2023

The Adventures of Sleepy The Magical Bear: The Movie

Knibbles the Beaver (voice)

The PanoptiCon Tapes III
1990

The PanoptiCon Tapes III

The Children's Royal Variety Performance
1992

The Children's Royal Variety Performance

The Wizard

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani
5.5
1987

Doctor Who: Time and the Rani

The Doctor

Doctor Who: 24 Carat
6.0
2021

Doctor Who: 24 Carat

The Doctor

Dead Before They Wake
7.0
2025

Dead Before They Wake

Evan

My Doctor Who Diary
2002

My Doctor Who Diary

Then & Now
2001

Then & Now

Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?

Sylvester: Who's the Real McCoy?

Self

Punk Strut: The Movie
2016

Punk Strut: The Movie

DJ

Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!
2022

Bug-Eyed Monsters Invade the Earth!

Klakk (voice)

2025

Doctor Who: Downtime

The Doctor

The Last Chance Saloon
2010

The Last Chance Saloon

Search Out Space
8.0
1990

Search Out Space

The Doctor

The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years
2019

The Doctors: The Sylvester McCoy Years

Doctor Who: Crime of the Century
2013

Doctor Who: Crime of the Century

The Doctor

Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2
2023

Doctor on Display: Blackpool 2

Self

Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years
8.0
1991

Doctor Who: The Hartnell Years

Self - Presenter

Doctor Who: Endgame
2007

Doctor Who: Endgame

Self

Bananacide

Dr. Brunswick

The Heartsmith
2025

The Heartsmith

Umbrella Man

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI
1986

The PanoptiCon Tapes VI

The Doctors: Monsters!
2018

The Doctors: Monsters!

The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy
2010

The Name'sh McCoy Shylveshter McCoy

In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy
2021

In Conversation: Sylvester McCoy

Self

Filmography — Crew